Re: [Networker] Does the NMC user/group have to be defined locally?

The user and group are used to run the software and so must remain post 
install.  They don't need to be accessed from anywhere else, therefore don't 
need to be in NIS, only local files.  There is no need to provide a password, 
lock the account.  Make sure that the user account doesn't expire or NMC will 
cease to run on a reboot. 

Patti Clark
Sr. Linux System Administrator
DOE/OSTI

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> Subject: [Networker] Does the NMC user/group have to be 
> defined locally?
> 
> If you create a special user/group for NMC (running on the 
> backup server 
> - RH Linux server), does it have to be in the local password 
> and group 
> file, or can it be in the NIS password and group files and 
> not defined 
> locally, assuming, of course, that the machine has NIS access?
> 
> If it has to be in the local files, can it be removed after 
> installation 
> or possibly after it's been launched once and before it's launched 
> again? In other words, once it's told who to run as, does it 
> need to be 
> able to always find that user/group entry?
> 
> Also, does NW have to be running before NMC is installed? I assume it 
> has to be running before NMC will start, yes?
> 
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